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Austerlitz
Austerlitz , Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech Republic, in Moravia. An agricultural center, the town has sugar refineries and cotton mills. It became a seat of the Anabaptists in 1528. At Austerlitz, in the "battle of the three emperors," Napoleon I won (Dec. 2, 1805) his most brilliant vic... Read more
Confederation of the Rhine
Confederation of the Rhine league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz . Among its members were the newly created kingdoms of Bavaria and Württenberg (see Pressburg, Treaty of ), the grand duchies of Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt, and... Read more
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire , 1899-1987, American dancer, actor, and singer, b. Omaha, Nebr., as Frederick Austerlitz. After 1911 he and his sister Adele formed a successful Broadway vaudeville team. After his sister retired, Astaire became a film actor (1933). He became known as a debonair song-and-dance man, par... Read more
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov
Mikhail Ilarionovich Kutuzov , 1745-1813, Russian field marshal. He fought against the Polish Confederation of Bar (see Bar, Confederation of ) and served in the Russo-Turkish Wars of 1768-74 and 1787-92, in which he lost an eye. He took part (1805) in the battle of Austerlitz, which was fought a... Read more
Vernet
Vernet , French family of painters. Claude Joseph Vernet, 1714-89, marine painter, b. Avignon, studied with his father, Antoine Vernet, a decorative painter, and in Rome, where he acquired a reputation for fine work. He was summoned to Paris in 1753 and commissioned by the king to paint the famous... Read more
Brno
Brno , Ger. Brünn, city (1991 pop. 388,296), SE Czech Republic, at the confluence of the Svratka and Svitava rivers. It is the second largest city of the Czech Republic and the chief city of Moravia . Brno is an industrial center known for its international trade fairs and for its textile an... Read more
Francis II
Francis II 1768-1835, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), first emperor of Austria as Francis I (1804-35), king of Bohemia and of Hungary (1792-1835). He succeeded his father, Leopold II, shortly before the outbreak of war with France (see French Revolutionary Wars ). Francis's armies were eventu... Read more
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay , 1892-1950, American poet, b. Rockland, Maine, grad. Vassar College, 1917. One of the most popular poets of her era, Millay was admired as much for the bohemian freedom of her youthful lifestyle as for her verse. During the early 1920s she lived in Greenwich Village, New Yor... Read more
Alexander I
Alexander I 1777-1825, czar of Russia (1801-25), son of Paul I (in whose murder he may have taken an indirect part). In the first years of his reign the liberalism of his Swiss tutor, Frédéric César de La Harpe , seemed to influence Alexander. He suppressed the secret police... Read more
Charles XIV
Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte) , 1763-1844, king of Sweden and Norway (1818-44), French Revolutionary general. Bernadotte rose from the ranks, served brilliantly under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign (1796-97), was French ambassador at Vienna (1798), and was ... Read more

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Austerlitz, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History AUSTERLITZ, BATTLE OF The Battle of Austerlitz, which occurred on December 2, 1805, was the climactic...Austria, and Alexander I were all present on the field, Austerlitz was a crushing French victory that sealed the fate of the...
Austerlitz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Austerlitz , Czech Slavkov u Brna, town, S Czech...seat of the Anabaptists in 1528. At Austerlitz, in the "battle of the three emperors...and Emperor Francis II. The "sun of Austerlitz" (it was a cloudless day) became...
Astaire, Fred
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...years Fred Astaire was born Frederick Austerlitz on May 10, 1899, in Omaha, Nebraska...parents, Frederic E. and Ann Gelius Austerlitz, enrolled him in dancing school at...join his older sister Adele. The two Austerlitz children proved extraordinarily talented...
Kutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...marshal to launch an ill-advised attack on the French at Austerlitz on December 2. Wounded once again while trying to rally his...Russian armies for the last time. See also: alexander i; austerlitz, battle of; borodino, battle of; bucharest, treaty of...
War of The Third Coalition
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Europe led to Napoleon's decisive victories, especially at Austerlitz in December 1805. Austria was forced to sign a peace treaty...that led to his eventual defeat. See also: alexander i; austerlitz, battle of; napoleon i; tilist, treaty of bibliography...
Millay, Edna St. Vincent
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...February 22, 1892 Rockland, Maine Died: October 19, 1950 Austerlitz, New York American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American...Boissevain, a wealthy Dutchman. In 1925 they bought a farm near Austerlitz, New York. Millay participated in the defense of Nicola...
War and Peace
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...infinite sky ” as he lay wounded on the battlefield at Austerlitz, are among the most enthralling moments in world literature...because of strategic planning (he sleeps before the Battle of Austerlitz while his military strategists quibble) but because he instinctively...
Napoleonic Warfare
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...communications and compel him to turn and fight at a disadvantage or to surrender. The 1805 U1m campaign and the Battle of Austerlitz are the most successful examples. In battle, Napoleon favored the offensive and stood on the defensive only three times...
Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...destruction of his fleet by Nelson at Trafalgar in October 1805, he drove Austria out of the war with victories at Ulm and at Austerlitz, leading to the treaty of Pressburg in December. This was followed by Napoleon's humiliating defeat of Prussia at Jena...
Jean Baptiste Bernadotte
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1804 brought Bernadotte the title of marshal. He played an active role in the campaign against Austria in 1805 and fought at Austerlitz. In return for his services to France, and because of his relation to the Emperor, he was given the principality of Pontecorvo...

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Austerlitz, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Austerlitz, Battle of (2 December 1805) A battle fought by Austria and Russia against France, near the town of Austerlitz in Moravia. Alexander I of Russia persuaded FRANCIS I of Austria to attack before reinforcements arrived. Their complicated...
Battle of Austerlitz
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Battle of Austerlitz a battle in 1805 near the town of Austerlitz (now in the Czech Republic), in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians and Russians.
Kaplan, Nelly
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Other Films: 1954 La Tour de Nesle (La Torre del Piacere ) (Gance) (ro as Alice) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleone ad Austerlitz ) (Gance) (asst d, + sc) 1963 Cyrano et d'Artagnan (Gance) (ph) 1974 Il Faut Vivre...
Caron, Leslie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Asquith) (as Mrs. Dubedat) 1959 The Man Who Understood Women (Johnson) (as Ann Garantier); Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Mlle. de Vaudey) 1960 The Subterraneans (MacDougal) (as Mardou Fox); Fanny (Logan...
Marais, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus ) (Cocteau) (as Oedipus) 1960 Le Capitan (Hunebelle); Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance and Richebé) (as Carnot) 1961 La Princesse de Clèves (Delannoy); Le...
Welles, Orson
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Compulsion (Fleischer) (as Jonathan Wilk); Ferry to Hong Kong (Lewis Gilbert) (as Captain Hart) 1960 Austerlitz (Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Robert Fulton); Crack in the Mirror (Fleischer) (as Hagolin/Lamorciere); I Tartari...
Cohl, Emile
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...té (Next Door Neighbors ); Les Couronnes (Laurels ); Le Linge turbulent ; La Bataille d'Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ); Monsieur Clown chez les Lilliputiens ; Porcelaines tendres (Sevres Porcelain ); Les Chapeaux des...
Cardinale, Claudia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Milanaise ) (Loy); Vento del sud (Provenzale); Upstairs and Downstairs (Thomas) (as Maria) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Pauline); Il bell'Antonio (Bolognini) (as Barbara Puglisi); I delfini (Maselli...
Palance, Jack
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Man Inside (Gilling) (as Milo March) 1959 Ten Seconds to Hell (Aldrich) (as Eric Koertner) 1960 Austerlitz (The Battle of Austerlitz ) (Gance) (as Weirother) 1961 I mongoli (The Mongols ) (De Toth, Savona, and Freda) (as Ogotai...
Gance, Abel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Juillet (+ sc); La Tour de Nesle (+ sc) 1956 Magirama (+ sc, co-pr) (demonstration of "Polyvision" in color) 1960 Austerlitz (co-d, + co-sc) 1964 Cyrano et d'Artagnan (+ co-sc) 1971 Bonaparte et la révolution (+ sc, co-pr...

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Austerlitz. (Review & opinion: weaving out of the past).(Review)
Magazine article from: Book; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Austerlitz W.G. SEBALD TRANSLATED BY ANTHEA...same names will reappear in reviews of Austerlitz, which shares qualities with Sebald...elegiac, almost private. But in Austerlitz, Sebald's subject is--or becomes...
BOOK REVIEW: 'Austerlitz' brings Holocaust memories to life
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...challenges Adorno's aphorism with his novel Austerlitz. Winner of the National Book Critics...Award and the Koret Jewish Book Award, Austerlitz thoughtfully fuses the art of high literature...of both in the attempt. Bringing to Austerlitz both historical deference and acumen...
The Emigrant.(Austerlitz)
Magazine article from: The Nation; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; AUSTERLITZ. By W.G. Sebald. Translated by...overwhelming theme. In each book, including Austerlitz, brought out just before Sebald's...father has just died. Likewise, in Austerlitz, we discover just why the life of Jacques...
Reconsidering postmemory: photography, the archive, and post-Holocaust memory in W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Mosaic (Winnipeg); 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...through these acts. By examining W.G. Sebald's Austerlitz and its use of photography, this essay scrutinizes...closely in relation to W.G. Sebald's 2001 novel Austerlitz. Austerlitz is essentially the fictional biography of Jacques...
Book review: AUSTERLITZ
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 9/30/2001; ; 700+ words ; Austerlitz WG Sebald Hamish Hamilton, 16.99...s novel tells the story of Jacques Austerlitz, a man with a passion for history and...theme is revisited here in the story of Austerlitz, who is sent as a small child from...
"AUSTERLITZ" A LITERARY MASTERPIECE.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/26/2002; 700+ words ; Byline: BARBARA SPIGEL AUSTERLITZ W.G. SEBALD: Translated by Anthea...Random House. 298 pp. $24.95 AUSTERLITZ'' is a work of fiction and history...indistinguishable, the characters of Austerlitz and the narrator often interchangeable...
Paul Austerlitz. Jazz Conciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Latin American Music Review; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; PAUL AUSTERLITZ. Jazz Conciousness: Music, Race...Conciousness, ethnomusicologist Paul Austerlitz contributes a theoretically thoughtful...and global art form. To do this, Austerlitz draws on W. E. B. DuBois's concept...
AUSTERLITZ OFFERS AN ORIGINAL, PEACEFUL FLAVOR.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/18/1996; 700+ words ; ...FRANCES INGRAHAM Staff writer In 1982, Austerlitz was selected by U.S. News &...the south, Spencertown in the town of Austerlitz to the west and Canaan Center in the...blink of the eye west along Route 203, Austerlitz almost doubles in size come summer...
AUSTERLITZ By W.G. Sebald Tra ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/14/2001; ; 700+ words ; AUSTERLITZ By W.G. Sebald Translated from the...the words of another character, as in Austerlitz, we constantly feel Sebald's plangent...station cafe{acute}, Sebald encounters Austerlitz, dressed in heavy walking boots, workman...
AUSTERLITZ: A peaceful, beautiful hamlet.(House-Home)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/19/2006; 700+ words ; ...people from living in the hamlet of Austerlitz, but its natural beauty and seclusion...road. The Columbia County hamlet of Austerlitz sits between two mountain ranges along...says in winter it's always colder in Austerlitz than the surrounding areas. Spencertown...